Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Disobeying a Court Order

Legislation

127. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law, guilty of

(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; ...

– CCC

Prove of the Offence

1. identity of accused
2. date and time of incident
3. jurisdiction (incl. region and province)
4. the accused disobeyed a lawful order of the Court;
5. the accused was without a lawful excuse;
6. the accused intended to disobey the order of the Court; and
7. what the order required the accused to do.